Tuna And Fruit Salad

Tuna And Fruit Salad

Recipe By :Meal-In-One Favorites
Serving Size : 6
Categories : Salad

2 7-ounce cans tuna albacore -- drained
3 apples red delicious -- cored and diced (unpared)
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
1 1/2 cups celery sliced
3 tablespoons green onion sliced
4 red cherry peppers sweet -- thinly sliced
2/3 cup mayonnaise real
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon caper drained
several drops hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon butter real
1/2 cup sunflower seed
crisp iceberg lettuce leaves
1 fresh pineapple sliced

Break tuna into large chunks. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice.

In large bowl, toss together tuna, apples, celery, onion, and cherry peppers. Cover and refrigerate.

Blend mayonnaise, yogurt, capers, and hot pepper sauce together in small bowl; cover and refrigerate 2 hours or more.

In small skillet, melt butter; sauté sunflower seed until golden. Remove and set aside.

Just before serving, toss tuna mixture with dressing. Line salad bowl with lettuce, mound salad in center, and garnish with slices of pineapple. Sprinkle sunflower seed over the top.

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